Timothy Spall has said that the arts should not be spoken of as an economic “bloodsucker”, and called on the next government to appreciate how creative industries contribute to society.
The Bafta-winning actor, speaking in an interview ahead of the 25th birthday of the Lowry theatre and gallery in Salford, said the incoming government should focus on how art opens the mind and how it helps society, instead of promoting it as exclusive and elitist.
